1.26 Identity Politics Arms Race

We were excited to interview Tyler after reading this article about Identity Politics and how to counter it. Given that is our core message, it was exciting to see someone else articulate position so similar to our philosophy. And the ways in which he dug into the history of identity politics and current research was incredibly educational. We hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did. You can find more of Tyler's writing on Medium @TebbaVonMathenstien. That is also his Twitter handle.

Transcript for this episode here: http://bit.ly/2RgQG9s

Items Referenced in this episode:

Social Media’s Antisocial Discourse – The Startup – Medium, Sep 20, 2018 http://bit.ly/2CNXlD5

The Identity Politics Arms Race – Member Feature Stories – Medium, Dec 3, 2018 http://bit.ly/2QsQ8BQ

It’s Time for Tech Workers to Get Political – Member Feature Stories – Medium, Oct 31, 2018 http://bit.ly/2CHGvFQ

We Don’t Need More Coders – Member Feature Stories – Medium, Nov 8, 2018 http://bit.ly/2sPqJnW

How Richard Spencer Became an Icon for White Supremacists - The Atlantic, Jun 2017 http://bit.ly/2WknDpu

Rape Statistics http://bit.ly/2RNJRBA

Nation of Islam http://bit.ly/2TgyUoG

#metoo http://bit.ly/2sLEBiT

BiCurean Moment:

Amandla Stenberg's interracial Nazi Germany love story sparks outrage, Jan 3, 2019 http://bit.ly/2MEW8Tf

The doomed affair that inspired a touching film _ Film _ The Guardian, Jun 29, 2001 http://bit.ly/2TgzByi

The Real Reasons Netflix Is Cancelling Its Marvel Shows, Nov 30, 2018 http://bit.ly/2FQjmVN

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